My trusty Nokia 6288 died on Friday for no apparent reason. After spending the day trying to resurrect the thing I concluded that I would have to replace it. So yesterday I went to Big W and bought the cheapest ‘3′ phone I could find which turned out to be the Skype phone. I am actually pretty impressed with the Skype phone, although it is harder to use than my Nokia. The phone cost me just under $130 which I thought was pretty good, especially since its RRP is $149.

Other than my new phone nothing overly exciting has happened at all over the weekend, not that I have had much of a weekend with work and all. Although on Friday I did get to supervise the GAT at Haileybury which was alright, though I must say the only thing more boring than doing the GAT is watching people do the GAT.

Also Happy Birthday to Luke who turns 19 today.

Well on Saturday I turned 19, which means this is my last year of being a teenager. So anyway on Saturday I had to work which is no big problem as things only get going at around Midnight. So after work I headed to Crown Casino and had a pretty good time, although I walked out slightly poorer than when I walked in. Pat managed to win money which is no surprise and money simply seems to fly toward him like he’s some sort of money magnet. So that was my birthday, also thanks to all those people that sent me messages on facebook, on my mobile etc. I will certainly try and remember to return the favour.

Well its that time of semester where all my subjects have their assignments due. I have completed half of my essays which is good, with the next one being due on Friday (and I have Thursday off, how convenient). After this essay on Friday I don’t have another one for another 3 weeks which will give me a chance to relax for a little bit.

There hasn’t been a whole lot happening apart from Uni and work. I did however go out for the monthly dinner last Thursday with Luke Hawley, Al Bryant, James Lescohier etc. We went to Nacho’s Mexican Cantina in Oakleigh which was rather nice (’Mexican’ would have to be one of my favourite foods). It was also the first time my trusty TomTom let me down, it drove me straight past the place and was trying to get me to go god knows where.

Hopefully I have more to report at the end of this week, but unfortunately I do doubt it since I am usually not allowed to mention anything work related (apart from vague details) on this blog and the things I can mention are boring and trivial.

Today was surprisingly busy with the whole moving and all. I also had to head down to work to sort out shifts etc, but at least it’s all sorted. After running back and forwards and driving all over the place I went out for the monthly dinner with, well the people that turn up every month (I have no control over these things). So anyway that was relatively exciting. Apart from that not much has been happening, except of course the fact that the Year 12 magazine is finally printed and ready to be posted (about time!!!).

Today we had a garage sale which was very successful. We managed to sell over 20 years worth of useless knick knacks and artifacts netting us a healthy profit. After our wonderful garage sale we decided that the pub was beckoning and we had what is now our traditional Sunday pub night. Thats all for now

Well today I headed into the city to pay for my RSA Course which I’m doing tomorrow. It never ceases to amaze me the great amount of effort that is required just to get out of Flinders Street Station.

Firstly you have to get off the train, which can be quite difficult since everyone is also attempting to get on the train at the same time to grab those oh so elusive seats that are so hard to find on a midday train from the city. You then have to try and get on the escalator which can be quite a task since the bottom seems to be where everyone enjoys standing and having a chat. Now the next part is usually pretty easy, walking to the ticket machines to actually get out of the station, but then you are faced with a new problem, you have those people that are trying to come through the other way despite there being a big X on their side. So after this you would think it was clear sailing, well its not, you then have to play a game of ‘try not to step on an emo’ while at the same time tell some guy thats trying to hand you a pamphlet about human rights abuses in China that it’s really not the best time. After all this, well your out of the station, now you just have to try and make your way through the crowded city streets to your destination.

Also I ran into Nick Kong and Matthew Robinson in the city today, just thought you should know.

Well last night we had our monthly poker night at Pat’s place. A good night was had by all (except Luke who was apparently sick and pulled out at the last moment), with drinking, poker, drunken tennis in the dark and watching movies being the most popular activities. We are all eagerly anticipating next months night which will no doubt be just as entertaining.

In other news, Uni starts soon which is a pretty major thing at the moment, and it will mean I have to get a job (a proper job I mean) in order to pay for the things I enjoy most (driving, drinking and buying things from JB Hi Fi).

After a extended absence, Luke and myself decided to catch up over a quick lunch and a movie. So we headed to Southland (TGI Friday’s) and then went and saw I Am Legend. The movie was better than I expected it to be and a lot shorter which I think is a good thing. I then headed home and washed my car (something I have not done for quite a few weeks, and don’t worry only tank water was used).

Anyway tomorrow I will be hopefully beginning to finish the Year 12 magazine and finally get that out the way, as well as some other stuff that needs to be taken care of. Also as someone pointed out today, Uni offers are just over a week away (I’ll finally find out where I’m spending the next 3 years of my life)

Well 2007 has finally ended and what a year it has been. It amazes me just how fast 2007 went, it seems like it was only yesterday that I was recapping 2006. So here’s what happened in my life in 2007.

• Turned 18 (probably the biggest thing to happen)
• Subsequently went to Crown and a great time was had by all (you all know the story)
• Got my license (again a very big thing)
• Began, and successfully completed Year 12
• Graduated from Haileybury.
• Went to the Year 12 Formal
• My Great Grandmother passed away
• Had a fantastic year as a School Prefect and Vice Captain of Editorial
• Bought an iPod (who’d of thought!)
• Also bought a GPS (yeah I know it was only a couple of days ago but it was a highlight of 2007)
• Went to the Boxing Day Test
• Drastically improved this blog by getting a domain name, a host and moving it to the Wordpress platform
• Went to Sydney to visit my brother and see the city (twice)
• Went down to Phillip Island for ’schoolies’
• Saw the school play ‘Inheritance’
• Saw the school musical ‘Fame’
• Saw the Castlefield musical “A High School Musical” (Luke also went to see it as he “received” tickets for his birthday)
• Applied for University, and received my VCE results.

So that’s 2007 in review, I wish everyone a happy new year and I look forward to recapping what I hope will be a wonderful 2008.

After the conclusion of Day 3 of the Boxing Day Test, Pat and myself decided that we would celebrate Pat’s recent 18th with a trip to Crown. We decided to kill some time after the cricket by seeing National Treasure - Book of Secrets which was pretty good (I also liked the first one). Then after our Disney movie adventure we hit the casino. It was a good night and both of us came out ahead with Roulette being the game of choice (and most profitable).

Then this morning we both decided that it was way to hot to be going to the Cricket so we stayed at Pat’s apartment and watched it in air conditioned comfort. So now I’m finally home and getting ready for another big night on New Years Eve.